1. Alas! Gold has lost its luster;pure gold loses value.Jewels are scatteredon every street corner.ב (Bet)
2. The precious sons of Zion were worth their weight in gold – Alas! – but now they are treated like broken clay pots,made by a potter.ג (Gimel)
3. Even the jackals nurse their youngat their breast,but my people are cruel,like ostriches in the desert.ד (Dalet)